Sentences with phrase «as most taxpayers»

However, unless you have a large amount of qualifying expenses, you might be better off taking the standard deduction, as most taxpayers do.

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The IRS also says the fastest way to get your tax refund is the method already used by most taxpayers: filing electronically and selecting direct deposit as the method for receiving your refund.
It in no way helps to promote business as a whole, and only exists because most regular Canadian taxpayers are not aware that it's going on.
The IRS says the fastest way to get your tax refund is the method already used by most taxpayers: filing electronically and selecting direct deposit as the method for receiving your refund.
[32] Most importantly, the IRS administers the premium tax credits to help millions of near - poor and middle - income taxpayers afford coverage in the health insurance marketplaces as well as assistance with health insurance deductibles and co-payments for taxpayers with modest incomes.
As many as 50 million taxpayers would qualify, including most of those who take the standard deduction and rely on wages for most of their incomAs many as 50 million taxpayers would qualify, including most of those who take the standard deduction and rely on wages for most of their incomas 50 million taxpayers would qualify, including most of those who take the standard deduction and rely on wages for most of their income.
Most of these deals go through a privatized economic development agency called JobsOhio, which doesn't require as much transparency as a public agency about what taxpayers are getting for their money.
Check Your Withholding: The government estimates that most taxpayers will see a drop in their tax bill when 2019 rolls around, but because the new law has many twists and turns (especially for those who live in high property and income tax states), your best bet is to assume that your tax liability will be at least the same as this year.
But given that the tax bill severely curtails the state and local deduction for most if not all individuals, many more taxpayers could take advantage of state - level initiatives that essentially reclassify state and local tax payments as federal charitable contributions.
As members of the Opposition it is our civic moral obligation to every taxpayer in Alberta to question the government on their policies and actions to ensure that Albertans get the most from their representation.
As the Trump administration rolls back the greater regulatory scrutiny the for - profit college industry has faced during the last several years, it is private equity that stands to benefit the most, posing continuing dangers to students, taxpayers, and the integrity of the federal financial aid system.
Perhaps what's most humiliating about this is that Obama Government and Congress blindly let former Goldman Sachs CEO, Henry Paulson, in his capacity as Secretary of Treasury give these banks an $ 800 billion blank check from the Taxpayers to continue on with their criminality.
Most taxpayers will require the help of a tax professional such as an attorney in order to design and negotiate the compromise.
The TaxPayers» Alliance responded by dismissing Miliband's proposals as «sixth - form socialism of the most uninspiring kind».
The cost of the Crossrail project was largely seen as its most controversial aspect and fears that substantial government funding would place significant pressures on the transport budget led former transport secretary Alistair Darling to announce that the Crossrail project would not be funded entirely by the national taxpayer.
Just as he's pushing through # 12bn of welfare cuts which will hit the poorest and most vulnerable in society, Osborne wants to sell the taxpayer - owned bank back to his friends in the City at knockdown prices, losing taxpayers at least an eye - watering # 13bn.
The government heralds the scheme as the most ambitious programme ever for improving energy efficiency, while simultaneously cutting all taxpayer funding for it.
In releasing his plan, Faso — who as a member of the Assembly cut spending and championed proposals that led to real balanced budgets — called it a smart way to reduce costs, increase efficiencies and align New York with most other states in the nation that don't pass their Medicaid expenses down to county taxpayers.
Most recently, she served as Legislative Director for Council Member Rosie Mendez, where she was tasked with helping shape legislation and policy to address homelessness, improve health, regulate the recent spate of new construction, take on landlord harassment, and save taxpayer dollars by improving inefficiencies within city agencies.
As he struggled to get his message out, Francis said one of the most galling aspects was receiving taxpayer - backed mailers from Marchione at his home.
What's most galling is that the Democrats — led by the union - backed Working Families Party, as usual — are trying to present this taxpayer shakedown as reform, using recent Albany and New York City scandals as a false rallying cry.
As Governor Cuomo has said repeatedly, the loss of what's known as the SALT deductions harms taxpayers the most in relatively high tax states like New YorAs Governor Cuomo has said repeatedly, the loss of what's known as the SALT deductions harms taxpayers the most in relatively high tax states like New Yoras the SALT deductions harms taxpayers the most in relatively high tax states like New York.
As your County Executive, I believe one of the most important parts of my job is listening to the residents and taxpayers of Erie County.
«Claims that the education budget has been protected are ringing increasingly hollow as more and more problems arise as a result of underfunding by the Coalition Government and a failure to use taxpayers» money most effectively.
As an example, from the recent cash for expenses saga, David Cameron (who charged the taxpayer # 680 for somebody to come and cut down his wisteria) has without doubt come through looking the most decisively.
«During her eight year tenure as Southampton Town Supervisor, Anna established herself as a no - nonsense executive who reached across the aisle to cut wasteful spending, audit the budget, and eliminate inefficiencies so taxpayer dollars could be focused where they were needed most,» Cuomo said.
I will also be distributing a survey after the budget is released to collect input from taxpayers and see what is most important to you as we finalize the budget.
Reclaim New York executive director Brandon Muir offered the following statement on Tax Day, as taxpayers really feel the heat of New York's hellacious tax burden: «New York families are once again struggling to survive the most dangerous tax burden in America.
Staten Island Borough President James Oddo: «We have carefully gone through this process with the goal of ensuring that city taxpayers get the best deal possible, as well as the fastest and most accessible WiFi access.
She did praise state Committee Chairman Ed Cox as the «most effective voice for the only special interest group that matters and that's the taxpayer
If you have a single jurisdiction that can control the entire corporate tax system, one of the easiest and most common ways to integrate corporate and individual level income taxes is to impose taxes on corporate profits at the corporate level, but then to give recipients of dividends who are subject to domestic income taxes a credit equal to the percentage of income paid by the dividend paying corporation, treating the corporate income tax as a withholding tax that becomes final when dividends are distributed to foreign taxpayers who don't pay domestic income taxes.
The government has alleged that Mr. Silver, 71, abused his position as one of the most powerful men in the state for personal gain, and in the case of Dr. Taub directed $ 500,000 of taxpayer money to him.
As if hurting our most vulnerable children wasn't bad enough, this system is cheating our taxpayers too.
This would come in three parts: a contract with the unemployed («we will work with you but you must work with us»); a contract with the most vulnerable («this government and this party doesn't regard caring for the needy as a burden»); and a contract with the taxpayer (money will only go to those who deserve it, and there will be «no more spend and waste»).
State taxpayers bear most of the financial burden, as Albany provides the district with more than 80 percent of its funding.
Rep. Brian Higgins, a Buffalo Democrat, said he opposed the compromise on the SALT deduction because it merely serves as a protective cover for a regressive tax plan that will hurt most taxpayers.
«And as long as we have useful tools who purport to be Republicans, like Dean Skelos, Bob Turner, and a swath of other who are not willing to stand up for principles, but who would rather knuckle under to the most extreme demands of far - left Democrats, Public Service Unions and well - funded special interests in exchange for job security, and who could not lead a one - car funeral on an abandoned stretch of the Thruway, idiots like me — Andrew Cuomo — will continue to roll over the legislature, the taxpayers, the bondholders, and the rest of New York's victims with nary so much as an objection.»
A Syracuse.com analysis of 2016 IRS tax return data shows the threatened cut of itemized tax deductions may not hurt most Onondaga County taxpayers as much as you've been told by New York politicians.
Doing so would have a number of positive benefits, including 1) making sure that the taxpayer dollars devoted to this purpose are being spent on those most able to benefit, 2) encouraging students to work harder during high school to prepare themselves for college, and 3) increasing what students actually learn as opposed to the amount of seat time they acquire.
As states zero in on the performance of individual schools, report cards are one of their most popular tools for communicating information to parents, other taxpayers, and educators.
As long as we believe that most program participants have interests that are aligned with those of the taxpayer, let's design school choice programs like we design most government programs — without performance accountability requirementAs long as we believe that most program participants have interests that are aligned with those of the taxpayer, let's design school choice programs like we design most government programs — without performance accountability requirementas we believe that most program participants have interests that are aligned with those of the taxpayer, let's design school choice programs like we design most government programs — without performance accountability requirements.
As parents, educators and taxpayers of Nevada, we the undersigned urge Nevada's public officials to defend and expand the most inclusive school choice program in the nation.
As parents, educators and taxpayers of Nevada, we the undersigned, urge lawmakers and elected officials to take the necessary steps to defend and expand the most inclusive school choice program in the nation.
While Stamford Mayor Dan Malloy was one of the original plaintiffs in the case, upon being sworn in as Governor Dannel Malloy, the self - described education proponent completely reversed his position and has spent that last five years wasting precious time and taxpayer funds in his concerted effort o delay, derail and destroy what is probably the most important Connecticut legal case in our lifetimes.
As noted, there is no question that parents have the right to send their children to private schools, but we taxpayers don't directly pay the costs associated with parochial and other private schools, and we shouldn't be forced to syphon off scarce taxpayer funds in order to pay for schools like Achievement First, schools that fail to meet the most basic criteria of what makes a public school — public.
All that matter in Texas is that schools indoctrinate their students into right - wing «conservative» ideological perspectives and that the school system asks as little as possible from taxpayers, especially those who can most afford to pay.
Meanwhile, despite the fact that many «reformers»» policies have spectacularly failed, prompted massive scandals and / or offered no actual proof of success, an elite media that typically amplifies — rather than challenges — power and money loyally casts «reformers»» systematic pillaging of public education as laudable courage (the most recent example of this is Time magazine's cover cheering on wildly unpopular Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel after he cited budget austerity to justify the largest mass school closing in American history — all while he is also proposing to spend $ 100 million of taxpayer dollars on a new private sports stadium).
As a candidate for governor Malloy supported the suit and recognized that it was the single most important mechanism for transforming Connecticut's school funding formula into something that adequately funded schools and treated local property taxpayers more fairly.
As most of Connecticut's local property taxpayers are being asked to pay more to preserve their local schools, and Connecticut's taxpayers are being asked to pay more to invest in Connecticut's most troubled schools, leave it to Mayor Finch and the majority Democrats in Bridgeport to sneak in an end of the year cut to their own schools... even after the state and its taxpayer's bailed them out of their school budget deficit last year.
The GSBA has a long standing legislative position supporting,» the constitutional authority vesting exclusive control over public schools to local boards of education as the level of government closest and most responsive to the taxpayers and parents of the children being educated.
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